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Apple introduces iSync
By ron carlson, Insanely Great Mac
July 17th 2002
The digital hub gets legs as Jobs announces new mobility features
Apple has introduced iSync, a breakthrough product that synchronizes address books and
calendars between Mac computers and the new generation of Bluetooth-enabled GPRS
mobile phones, PalmOS devices and Apple�s iPod portable digital music player. Apple
also announced it is working with mobile industry leaders Cingular and Sony Ericsson
to offer Mac customers the first easy-to-use, integrated �Mac to Mobile� solution.
"Cell phones are the world�s most popular digital device, but up until now, there''s
been almost no cooperation between them and personal computers," said Steve Jobs,
Apple�s CEO. "iSync lets users have the same up-to-date address book and calendars
everywhere�on their Mac and in their pocket."
"Cingular is thrilled to see Apple take the lead in bringing easy-to-use mobile
solutions to market," said Stephen Carter, president and CEO, Cingular. "With a Mac,
our customers using the new Sony Ericsson T68i phone are at the leading edge of the
mobile services revolution�keeping their contact list and calendar up-to-date between
their Mac and their phone, sending and receiving text messages from their Mac, and
surfing the web with our new Wireless Internet Express Network."
"There is great synergy between Sony Ericsson and Apple in terms of how we see new
services developing for the consumer and in our commitment to make applications easy
to use," said Katsumi Ihara, president of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.
"Apple''s approach to working with mobile technology will scale well into the next
generation phones that take on imaging, music and entertainment functions, and we see
many more ways that our products can complement each other in the future."
iSync ensures that address books and calendars flow seamlessly from a user�s Mac to
all of their digital devices and back. Rather than requiring a separate
synchronization application for each type of device, iSync works with the latest
Bluetooth mobile phones, PalmOS devices and iPod to keep all these devices up to date.
As a result, iSync users will enjoy seamless mobile access to schedules and other
crucial information on all the devices they travel with.
iSync will be available as a free downloadin September and requires Mac OS X version
10.2 Jaguar. A list of iSync-compatible devices is available here.
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